1945-02-01

Stilwell Road convoy crossing the Salween

Salween RiverStilwell Road convoy crossing the Salween is a war logistics record around Salween River, situated in the endgame phase shaped by Operation Ichi-Go and the front-line reordering before Japan’s defeat. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Wartime Endgame132
  1. First U.S. Army jeep enters China at Wanting
  2. China-India road link restored
  3. Kunming welcomes the Stilwell Road convoy
  4. Stilwell Road convoy crossing the SalweenCurrent record
  5. Ghulja-Soviet liaison network
  6. Laohekou campaign
  7. Laohokow airfield offensive
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Wartime Position

the endgame in which Operation Ichi-Go and Japan’s approaching defeat shook the China theater again

Stilwell Road convoy crossing the Salween is a war logistics record around Salween River, situated in the endgame phase shaped by Operation Ichi-Go and the front-line reordering before Japan’s defeat. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around Salween River clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

U.S. Army convoy crossing the Salween River, 1945 and The National WWII Museum · Salween River convoy crossing, 1945 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

U.S. Army convoy crossing the Salween River, 1945Visual recordU.S. Army convoy crossing the Salween River, 1945A 1945 photograph of a U.S. Army convoy crossing the Salween River in China, anchoring the reopened China-India road route through the Burma-Yunnan corridor. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Stilwell Road convoy crossing the Salween.”

Source Trail

SourceThe National WWII Museum · Salween River convoy crossing, 1945Open source